RE: Free enterprise

[thansen@moscow.com]

Greetings Visionaires -

Lucy Zoe stated:

> Are you saying that invoking your rights as a property owner
> is racist and it perpetuates oppression? So, if I come home
> and someone is sitting on my couch, and I ask them to leave,
> I'm racist and oppressive?

No.  In that instance you are not a racist.  That person sitting on your couch 
is possibly guilty of breaking and entering (or at least trespass).  If he 
refuses to leave after you tell him to leave, I assume he is still guilty of 
trespass.

> 	Where do you draw the line Rosemary? And I'm not talking about
> 	Lesbians holding hands, so don't go there. I'm asking you how
> 	a property owner can exercise his/her ownership without being
> 	labeled a racist and an oppressor? Who gets to draw the line?

This brings up a very interesting question.  If a proprietor has a sign 
conspicuously posted that readss "We reserve the right to refuse service to 
anyone", how much legal protection does that sign provide if he/she simply 
refuses to serve a group of fully decked out klansmen (without giving any 
reason?  If the proprietor is totally protected against any criminal or civil 
litigation when he/she simply refuses to serve somebody for absolutely no 
reason at all, this could develop serious problems within a community.

Curiouser and curiouser,

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


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